• 780th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 80 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
𠂇

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zuǒ (Zuo3)surname Zuo
2. zuǒ (zuo3)left • the Left (politics) • east • unorthodox • queer • wrong • differing • opposite • variant of 佐[zuo3]

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

左右 

Uncommon

向左 
左下 
左侧 (左側)
左右逢源 
左岸 
左手 
左撇子 
左转 (左轉)
左边 (左邊)
左顾右盼 (左顧右盼)

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  • 781st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 66 words
  • Component in 3 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
𠂇

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yòu (you4)right (-hand) • the Right (politics) • west (old)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for yòu (you4)The component is pronounced as 'kǒu' (kou3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

右边 (右邊)
左右 

Uncommon

右侧 (右側)
右手 
向右 
左右逢源 
左顾右盼 (左顧右盼)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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